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Saturday, October 26, 2013

On the Weapons of our Warfare

"We
remember Wilberforce for what he achieved. Yet the most valuable lesson from
his life comes not from what he accomplished, but how he accomplished it.
Unlike in America, where abolitionists were willing to use violent force to
achieve their ends, in England abolition remained a peaceful movement. This was
no accident, for Wilberforce steadfastly refused to pursue revolutionary means
for achieving his goals. This is because he recognized that the slave trade was
not itself the root problem but merely a symptom of a society that had rejected
God’s laws. It followed, he believed, that spiritual rather than revolutionary
means were necessary in the fight for justice.”Saints and Scoundrels, page 193